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Was outside with a couple of friend/acquaintences/co-workers (and others) in an urban setting (New York? Boston?) to watch the (1st?) sub-orbital inter-continental rocket-ship land after its maiden voyage. It had travelled from San Francisco.
Impression I got was that the ship was Virgin company-made. It was cylindrical (but not cigar-shaped), and had a large 'exhaust port' on one end (not as large as, say, the wave-gun portal on the Yanamato, but still dominating one end of it), but as it came in over the urban landscape, the 'port' was facing forward, with 'white steam' coming fifully from it. I recall being quite impressed, and saying grandly to my companions, 'Now that's a rocket ship!" However, it seemed to circle back and touch down quite neatly, vertically and closer to the observers (as if it had anti-grav tech).You could see some large state rooms with very large window glass areas (as it landed, it now seemed less merely cylindrical). It also seemed mostly empty (as if it were not a fully-loaded). Once it landed, people started to emerge, with that combination of self-consciousness and gratification when one is being awaited by many people, and one knows one is part of a 'newsworthy' historic event.
I recall wanting to know how long the trip across an entire continent had taken. Had it taken only an hour? I wondered this aloud, mostly of my companions, but didn't quite get my answer before I woke up.
Impression I got was that the ship was Virgin company-made. It was cylindrical (but not cigar-shaped), and had a large 'exhaust port' on one end (not as large as, say, the wave-gun portal on the Yanamato, but still dominating one end of it), but as it came in over the urban landscape, the 'port' was facing forward, with 'white steam' coming fifully from it. I recall being quite impressed, and saying grandly to my companions, 'Now that's a rocket ship!" However, it seemed to circle back and touch down quite neatly, vertically and closer to the observers (as if it had anti-grav tech).You could see some large state rooms with very large window glass areas (as it landed, it now seemed less merely cylindrical). It also seemed mostly empty (as if it were not a fully-loaded). Once it landed, people started to emerge, with that combination of self-consciousness and gratification when one is being awaited by many people, and one knows one is part of a 'newsworthy' historic event.
I recall wanting to know how long the trip across an entire continent had taken. Had it taken only an hour? I wondered this aloud, mostly of my companions, but didn't quite get my answer before I woke up.